Mint Condition

Some delicious ways to add mint to your day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just add...

Add a couple of fresh mint leaves to a cup of coffee.  Chocolate mint is divine added to a steaming cup of coffee in this way!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chocolate Covered Mint Leaves  

 

 Chocolate covered mint leaves are simple to make, delicious and add an elegant touch to after dinner coffee

 

Wash and gently dry a selection of fresh mint leaves.  I used an assortment of chocolate mint, garden mint, spearmint, ginger mint, eau-de-cologne mint, berries and cream mint and apple mint leaves, for a variety of sizes, shapes and tastes.  If you only have the good old garden variety mint leaves, that's fine - I think they worked the best!

Roughly chop 100g of good quality dark chocolate.  Place the chocolate in a heat proof dish, over a pan of gently simmering water, to melt

                                                                           Dip each leaf into the melted chocolate and lay them out on a tray lined with baking paper.  Put the tray of choc-covered mint leaves in the fridge to set.

 

 Serve your home-made after dinner mint treats with coffee

 

 

  

Peppermint Tea

 

                                                                


Tea made from infusing pure peppermint leaves in just boiled water, is a delicious and refreshing pick-me-up.

Peppermint leaf tea has traditionally been used as an aid to digestion when served after a meal.

  

How to make an infusion of peppermint tea

Into a teapot, place two heaped teaspoons of finely chopped fresh peppermint leaves (or one heaped teaspoon of dried peppermint leaves) per cup of boiling water. Infuse for around five minutes, strain and enjoy!

 Add some fresh mint to someone else's day...

 

 

 

Take some cuttings of mint, put them in a glass of water for a few days (or until they have developed some roots), then plant them into small pots using a seed raising potting mix, and give as gifts. 

 

 

For more information about mint, view my post 

How to Grow Herbs in the Tropics ~ Part 2

 

 

Thanks for visiting!

 

All photographs and text copyright HL Millen 2012